Vietnam People's Armed Forces

Vietnam People's Armed Forces
Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân Việt Nam
Emblems of the People's Armed Forces' components
MottoKhông có gì quý hơn độc lập tự do (Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty)
Service branches People's Army
People's Public Security Forces
Militia and Self-Defence Forces
HeadquartersHanoi, Vietnam
Leadership
Secretary of the Central Military CommissionParty General Secretary and General Tô Lâm
Chairman of the National Defense and Security CouncilState President and General Lương Cường
Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission & Minister of National DefenceArmy General Phan Văn Giang
Secretary of the Public Security Party Central Committee & Minister of Public SecurityPolice General Lương Tam Quang

The Vietnam People's Armed Forces (Vietnamese: Lực lượng Vũ trang nhân dân Việt Nam (LLVTNDVN)) are the armed uniformed services and national security forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Armed Forces are placed under the political leadership of the sole-ruling Communist Party of Vietnam and under the supreme command of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam headed by the General Secretary. It consists of three components: the Vietnam People's Army which is the military of Vietnam, the Vietnam People's Public Security which is the law enforcement agency (police) of Vietnam and Vietnam Militia and Self-Defence Force which is the militia of Vietnam.